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Just south of Miami Beach lies the southernmost sand barrier island of the continental United States—Key Biscayne. Long the symbol of an idyllic, barefoot, island lifestyle, this swirl of sand, 5 miles long by 1 1/2 miles wide, is the subject of this lucid history, which begins 4,000 years ago and continues through its discovery by Ponce de León, its use as a military and lighthouse reservation, the Seminole Wars, shipwreck salvaging, and its present function as public parkland and residential and high-rise condominium village. On Cape Florida, Key Biscayne’s southern end, the Cape Florida…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 1998Pineapple Press, Inc. · 212 pages · 9781561641031
- Hardcover · English · 1998Pineapple Press, Inc. · 212 pages · 9781561640966
- Other · English · 2016Pineapple Press, Incorporated · 212 pages · 9781683340010
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